🪄 What Is A Foley Catheter

A Foley catheter is used to drain urine in situations where you can’t urinate on your own. Catheters are helpful if you have urinary retention, during surgeries and hospitalizations, or if you are bedbound. Risks of having a Foley catheter inserted include infection, trauma, and discomfort. Andrii Pohranychnyi/iStock via Getty Images A Foley catheter is a common type of indwelling catheter. It has soft, plastic or rubber tube that is inserted into the bladder to drain the urine. In most cases, your provider will use the smallest catheter that is appropriate. There are 3 main types of catheters: Indwelling catheter; Condom catheter; Intermittent self-catheter QGIN.

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